Noel Paul Stookey News

The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton & Sarasota announced Elyza Wylder-Wilcox as its inaugural Director of Marketing and Communications, a newly created role focused on audience engagement and community outreach.

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame has announced performers and presenters for its 2026 Induction Celebration, taking place March 24 at Boston’s Wang Theatre. The event will honor artists including Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, and Tom Rush.

Join Josh Groban, Martha Plimpton, and more at WE ❤️ PUBLIC TELEVISION! airing live on PBS SoCal. Celebrate 55 years of public television!

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), in partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, will present a one-day symposium titled Wasn’t That a Time: The Boston Folk Revival 1958–1965 on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Arrow Street Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The public will soon get a peek into the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame's star-studded inaugural induction ceremony. Learn how to watch.

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame inaugural induction ceremony, featuring stories and songs from folk music legends, is now available on the big screen, celebrating the genre's rich history. Learn how to watch!

Folsom’s Harris Center for the Arts has revealed the Harris Center Presents 2024-2025 Season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Two new shows have been added to Kean Stage's Fall 2022 season.

The Boch Center has re-introduced the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), an education initiative located inside the iconic Wang Theatre in Boston.

At a gathering last week of local dignitaries, RUBICON THEATRE, Ventura’s non-profit professional theatre company, shared progress and plans for a new community gathering space at the theatre.

It's hard to imagine that it was sixty years ago when the iconic trio Peter, Paul & Mary took over the American folk song landscape, paving the way for artists like Bob Dylan and John Denver. 

​​​​​​​Music to Life, a national nonprofit founded by Noel Paul Stookey of the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund its signature Accelerator programs for social justice musicians.

Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura’s non-profit professional theatre company, will continue the company’s 2022-2023 Season with the World Premiere of LONESOME TRAVELER: GENERATIONS, conceived by George Grove and James O’Neil, with musical direction by Rick Dougherty and George Grove and direction by Rubicon Co-Founder James O’Neil.

The Boch Center is putting the Folk Roots Americana Hall of Fame (FARHOF) on full display. Images of some of the hundreds of items from artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Joan Baez will be displayed on the marquee outside the Wang Theatre.

Noel Paul Stookey, better known as the “Paul” of the seminal 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, continues to embrace his role as an elder statesman of what was once referred to as “protest music.” On March 22, Neworld Multimedia will release JUST CAUSES, a carefully curated compilation of 15 Stookey tracks, each bearing a theme of social concern.

Each performance was recorded inside the historic Wang Theatre in Boston. The program will air first on NBC Boston Saturday, March 6 at 7:00 PM, and then again on NECN Saturday, March 13 at 7:00 PM.

Three of New England's top emerging artists will take the stage for a special episode of the Boch Center's music television series The Ghost Light Series. Jay Psaros, The Restless Age, and Alice Howe will all perform Friday, January 22, at 7:30 PM on NECN.

Award winning singer/songwriter Mark Erelli brings his unique sound to the Wang Theatre stage for a performance on the Boch Center's music television series The Ghost Light Series. Erelli will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Zachariah Hickman for the performance, which was originally scheduled to air Friday, December 4. It will now air this Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 PM on NBC Boston and Friday, December 11 at 7:30 PM on NECN.

Award winning singer/songwriter Mark Erelli brings his unique sound to the Wang Theatre stage for a performance on the Boch Center’s music television series The Ghost Light Series. Erelli will be joined on stage by multi-instrumentalist Zachariah Hickman for the latest episode which airs this Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM on NECN. 

Singer/songwriter Will Dailey will take center stage at the Wang Theatre for a performance on the Boch Center's music television series The Ghost Light Series. Dailey will show off his unique style and creativity as he plays some of his favorite songs to an empty theatre. The episode airs this Friday, November 20 at 7:30 PM on NECN.